MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will no longer allow substitution of candidates beyond the deadline of the filing period of certificate of candidacy (COC) for those running in the May 2025 midterm elections.
In an interview Wednesday, C…
DAVAO CITY: The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) sustained its top position in the Unit Performance Evaluation Rating (UPER) for April 2024, leading all police units in Region 11.
In a statement Wednesday, DCPO director Col. Richard Bad-ang commended …
DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental is set to distribute livelihood packages to 14 former members of the New People’s Army who have qualified for government assistance, an official said Wednesday.
Engineer…
MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is expanding its detention facility inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City to make it more conducive to foreign detainees awaiting deportation.
At the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum Wednesday, BI spokesperso…
ISTANBUL: Lawrence Wong on Wednesday was sworn-in as the new prime minister of Singapore, the first leadership change in 20 years.
He was administered the oath of office by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Wong, 51, succeeded Lee Hsien Loong, 72, w…
COTABATO CITY: Authorities arrested an alleged big-time drug peddler and seized from him PHP3.4 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust in Marawi City on Wednesday.
Regional Director Gil Cesario Castro of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangs…
